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For decades, investors have been focused on companies that market intensively to the baby boom generation – people born in the nearly two decades after World War II. This kind of demographic investing, as it’s called, has become ingrained in the DNA of American markets. Just Google “baby boomer

As part of ESPN Fantasy's efforts to give daily gamers intel on whom to target in DFS, our fantasy golf experts are here to share the players they view as building blocks for this weekend's event. The panel for the Farmers Insurance Open features ESPN.com's Jason Sobel, Michael Collins, Bob Harig

Morningstar is out with its latest ranking of the best and worst mutual fund families, with Dodge & Cox and T. Rowe Price ranking best and second-best, respectively, and Hartford, BlackRock and Alliance Bernstein hugging the bottom. Asked if anything in this year's rankings surprised him, Russel

Mortgage rates slid this week for a seventh week, reflecting bond investors' fears of a weakening economy. Freddie Mac says the average rate on 30-year home loans fell to 4.55% from 4.60% last week. The average rate on 15-year fixed mortgages, a popular refinance option, slipped to 3.74% from

The yield on the bellwether 10-year Treasury note fell below 3% for the first time since December, reflecting weakness in the U.S. economy. The 10-year T-note fell to 2.94% Wednesday, down sharply from 3.74% Feb. 8. That's good news for mortgage rates, which track the 10-year Treasury yield. But

The yield on the bellwether 10-year Treasury note fell below 3% for the first time since December, reflecting weakness in the U.S. economy. The 10-year T-note fell to 2.94% Wednesday, down sharply from 3.74% Feb. 8. That's good news for mortgage rates, which track the 10-year Treasury yield. But

Mario Gabelli is widely recognized as one of the fund industry’s top investors. His flagship fund, Gabelli Equity Income, has gained an average 10.12% a year since its inception in 1992. Last year, the fund gained 17%, rising above 96% of its peers. How much is that worth? According to the proxy